The Runaway Groom novel Chapter 397

Chapter 397

Stephen heaved a soft sigh and glanced at Mick, who clearly did not care about appearances now. “You heard? Honestly, he really is embarrassing himself in front of youngsters now…”

Irene gave no comment-she would not be here at all if not for Yvaine’s letter.

She said, “I’ll take the fall.”

Stephen did a double take-she changed her mind already?

He could barely keep up!

“W-What was that?” he asked in slight disbelief.

“I said, I’ll take the fall-”

“You don’t have to. My selfishness killed her, and I don’t want to live now that she’s gone. You don’t have to sacrifice yourself to protect me…”

Mick wobbled even as he rose to his feet and tried to carry Yvaine, but Irene said, “She remembered.”

Mick froze, and turned around after a while. “W-What did you say?”

Stephen was looking at Irene in shock too. “How did you find out?”

“She wrote me a letter, addressing it here since she doesn’t know where I live. I just read it-”

“What did she say?” Mick cried as he suddenly jumped toward Irene and grabbed her by the shoulders.” Tell me tell me right now! What did she say?!”

“She wants me to keep it a secret. I can’t tell you.”

“Where is it?” Mick was not about to give up. “You don’t want to tell me? Fine, just give it to me right now!”

“I can’t give it to you either.”

Irene’s tone and expression was aloof, and she brushed Mick’s hand off and left in silence.

Irene’s throat was parched even as her lips parted. “I-I…”

“Come on. We’re going home.”

However, Irene had been sitting for so long that her legs turned numb, and dropped on the bench again. when she tried to stand.

Isaac scooped her up in his arms, and she buried her face against his chest as crystalline tears trickled from the corner of her eyes.

Neither of them spoke as they headed home, but Irene could not stop herself from shedding tears. Even so, she did not dare to make a sound, and curled her lower lip, biting down on it even as Isaac kept his hands around her.

Her voice was hoarse from crying, with her nostrils stuffy and her eyes swelling. She was so exhausted that she dozed off, but was awake enough to hear the faint sound of a door closing, and was jolted awake.

She opened her eyes and saw that Isaac just left their bedroom, and she got out of bed.

She was still in her day clothes, which were now wrinkled unseemly. Tiptoeing to the door barefooted, she opened it to find James Cross and Stan Hill outside, following Isaac into his study.

She headed over, where the door was left ajar with a narrow slit, and she gingerly moved closer when she heard James speak.